In Germany, as elsewhere, "democracy" means whatever the ruling class says it means. Often, that means banning dissident political parties.

German industry has been hit by soaring energy costs following EU sanctions against Russia. Major business groups such as ...

Germany's conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in the polls, with the CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor ...

The runner-up is likely to be the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), which has long been excluded by other parties as a prospective coalition partner due to its extremism. The centre-left ...

Framed as the troublemaker in an unpopular coalition, the FDP is mostly polling below Germany’s electoral threshold of 5%. If ...

Musk inserted himself into Germany’s elections in December, when he endorsed the far right Alternative for Germany.

While the Christian Democrat camp is comfortably leading in the polls, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is ...

Vice President JD Vance scolded an audience in Munich, saying Europe was failing to uphold democratic values. He said nothing ...

German industry has been hit by soaring ... Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens (Die Grünen), and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) fell apart over 2025 budget disputes.

Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz has denied the allegation that he made a "racist outburst" against an opposition politician.